Urgent & Other Support Services

At Parraga-Martin Clinical Psychology, we are committed to providing quality mental health support, but please note that we are not an emergency or crisis service and do not offer acute intervention. For immediate assistance or stabilisation in situations involving severe instability, suicidal ideation, or self-harm, please refer to the following resources:

In An Emergency

  • Call 000

    • When to call Triple Zero (000)? You should only call Triple Zero (000) in life threatening or time critical situations when an urgent response is required from police, fire or ambulance.

    • What will happen when I call Triple Zero (000)?
      The operator will ask you which emergency service you require—police, fire or ambulance —and will connect you. The operator may also ask where you are calling from.

    • When you call Triple Zero (000), stay calm, stay on the line and clearly answer the operator’s questions.

  • Present at your Nearest Hospital Emergency Department & Let your referring Dr know.

24 Hour (Non Emergency Support)

  • Mental Health Emergency Response Line ( MHERL) (In Western Australia) For Perth Metropolitan Area Call 1300 555 788, for the the Peel Region call 1800 676 822. MHERL is a 24-hour, 7 Day a week, telephone service for people in the Perth metropolitan area experiencing a mental health crisis. It provides contact with a trained mental health clinician who ca provide a mental health assessment, crisis support, crisis planning and brief intervention and mental health system navigation.

  • Lifeline or Call 13 11 14 Lifeline is Australia’s leading suicide prevention service. We are a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour/7 Days crisis support.

  • 13YARN Call 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days) and talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
    This is your story; your journey and they will take the time to listen. No shame, no judgement, safe place to yarn.

  • 1800RESPECT is the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. They provide support for people experiencing, or at the risk of experiencing, violence and abuse, their friends and family, and professionals. A confidential service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.